NFC #1 Seed Race: Lions, Eagles & Vikings in Contention

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00:00Right now, Vinny, the odds are really jumping in their favor to be the number one seed in

00:06the NFC.

00:07It's a two-team race at this point, Detroit-Philadelphia, but you could take a shot on Minnesota.

00:12Their schedule is not all that difficult, but it just doesn't seem as likely for me,

00:16considering they're just not nearly as good as those teams.

00:19Any reason to take Philly here?

00:21I mean, Detroit has such an easy, clear path at this point.

00:25Hard to see them anything less than, what would you say, 14-3?

00:29Yeah, I mean, the Lions are fast-tracking here to the number one seed.

00:33It looks like the Eagles are going to put pressure on them the whole way, and the Vikings

00:37are still there.

00:38I mean, they've got to worry about their division, so the Lions are going to be motivated all

00:42the way through the final week of the season, week 18, so it's going to be an interesting

00:47race to watch.

00:48I think the Eagles, the one thing they could have the edge over the Lions is their run

00:52defense is very good, but the Lions' run defense is also very good, so that'll be an interesting

00:57matchup if they get to that point.

00:59I think Jalen Hurts is less dependent on the running game exploding to have the downfield

01:03passing game work as Jared Goff, but it looks like that collision course is happening here,

01:08right, with the 49ers fading that injury, and we'll see.

01:11The Vikings, Packers are just a little too inconsistent to include in that mix, and who

01:15knows?

01:16Maybe Seattle makes a run, but I don't see that happening.